BROADCAST DATE | GUEST | TOPIC |
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January 2 | Ferrandes Simoes | Possible Schumann resonance on Titan found in data from the Huygens probe. (Courtesy Daniel Skuka, ESA) |
January 2 | Steve Chesley Astronomer Near Earth Object Program Jet propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | Asteroid to pass close to mars with a small chance of impacting the planet. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
January 16 | Peter Smith Principal Investigator Phoenix Mission University of Arizona | A description of the Phoenix spacecraft ond its scientific mission. (Courtesy Pam White, Arizona Illustrated) |
January 16 | Robert Pappalardo Senior Research Scientist Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | How tidal heating is the cause of the ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa, and comments on whether life could exist there. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
January 30 | Donald Yeomans Manager Near Earth Object Program Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Claifornia | Close approach to Earth of Asteroid 2007 TU24 (Courtesy JPL) |
March 5 | David Sington Film Director United Kingdom | The film "In The Shadow Of The Moon", and how it was made. Listen or download (11 min 19 s - 10.6 MB) |
March 5 | Peter Aylward Councillor Space Association of Austrtalia Melbourne Clarke and Martin Aylward | Impressions after viewing movie "In The Shadow of the Moon." |
March 12 | David Sington Film Director United Kingdom | More about the film "In The Shadow Of The Moon", and how it was made, and comments on Neil Armstrong. Listen or download (16 min 23 s - 15.7 MB) |
April 16 | Steve Squyres Principal Investigator Mars Exploration Rovers Cornell University | The current status and achievements of the two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. (Courtesy NPR) |
April 23 | Duccio Macchetto Associate Administrator Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore Maryland | European involvement in the Hubble Space Telescope, and the achievements of that involvement. (Courtesy ESA) |
April 23 | Bob Mitchel Project Manager Cassini Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | The extension of the Cassini spacecraft mission to Saturn. (courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
May 28 | Barry Goldstein Project Manager Phoenix Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | Events during the entry, descent and landing of Phoenix. Also post-landing comments. (Courtesy JPL) |
May 28 | Bruce Lee Manager Mars Exploration Program Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | How Phoenix landed on Mars. (Courtesy JPL) |
May 28 | Robert Sotwell Project Systems Engineer Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | Phoenix Entry Events (Courtesy JPL) |
May 28 | Peter Smith Principal Investigator Phoenix Mission University of Arizona | The scientific objective of the Phoenix mission. (Courtesy JPL) |
June 4 | Doug McQuistan Director Mars Exploration Program NASA | What NASA is doing at Mars, and its future plans. (Courtesy JPL) |
June 4 | Mike Foale NASA Astronaut Johnson Space Center Houston Texas | The STS 124 mission to launch Kibo to the ISS. (Courtesy Allard Beutel, KSC) |
June 4 | Scott Higginbotham NASA Astronaut Johnson Space Center Houston Texas | The STS 124 mission to launch Kibo to the ISS. (Courtesy Allard Beutel, KSC) |
June 4 | Peter Smith Principal Investigator Phoenix Mission University of Arizona | Post-landing comments on Phoenix. (Courtesy JPL) |
June 4 | Ed Sevidy Programme Manager Phoenix Lockheed Martin Denver Colorado | Designing the Phoenix spacecraft. |
June 18 | Bruce Reid GLAST Mission Manager Kennedy Space Center Florida | Preparing the GLAST satellite for launch. (Courtesy Tiffany Nail, KSC) |
June 18 | Omar Baez Launch Director Kennedy Space Center Florida | Launching the GLAST satellite. (Courtesy Tiffany Nail, KSC) |
June 18 | Steve Ritz Project Scientist GLAST | The objective of the Gamma Large Area Space Telescope. (Courtesy Tiffany Nail, KSC) |
July 2 | Ralph Lorentz Planetary Scientist Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland | The findings about Saturn's moon Titan made by the Huygens probe and the Cassini spacecraft. (Courtesy Matt Caplan, Planetary Society) |
July 2 | Peter Edmond Scientist Chandra Xray Center | How stars end their lives. (Courtesy CXC) |
July 2 | Malcolm Frelund Project Scientist Carot CNES | The aims of this satellite which is looking for extra-solar planets. (Courtesy ESA) |
July 9 | Sean Solomon Principal Investigator Messenger | What the Messenger spacecraft discovered as it flew past Mercury. (Courtesy Matt Caplan, Planetary Society) |
July 9 | Nathan Schwadron Scienc e Operations Lead IBEX Boston University Dave McComas | Description of IBEX, the Interstellar Boundary Explorer satellite. (courtesy NASA) |
July 30 | Jim Adams Deputy Project manager STEREO Mission | The first hours of the STEREO mission to study the Sun, and the role of the twin spacecraft in that mission. (Courtesy Geoge Dilller, KSC) |
August 6 | Jeremy Mould former Director Mt Stromlo Observatory Canberra | Observing at Mt Palomar and other observatories. Listen or download (7 min 41 s - 7.2 MB) |
August 20 | John Spencer Member Cassini Imaging Team Department of Space Studies Southwest Research Institute Boulder Colorado | The Cassini spacecraft's flyby of the Saturnian moon Enceledus. (Courtesy Planetary Society) |
August 27 | Nancy Birkhouse Chandra Xray Center | Chandra's observations of xray emitting stars. (Courtesy CXC) |
August 27 | John Spencer Team member Cassini Mission Southwest Research Institute Boulder Colorado | Findings from the Cassini spacecaft after its fly-through of the plumes of Saturns moon Enceledus. (Courtesy Planetary Society) |
August 27 | Patrick Obel Spitzer Science Institute | Discovery of a large galaxy stealing gas from a smaller one. (Courtesy JPL) |
September 17 | Byani Trygvans Astronaut Canadian Space Agency | His involvement in the STS 85 science mission, the work of the Canadian Space Agency and its cooperation with NASA, and his spaceflght experiences aboard the Space Shuttle. (Interview by Space Show's Peter Aylward) Listen or download (16 min 08 s - 15.1 MB) |
October 8 | James Fletcher former Administrator NASA HQ Washington, D.C. | Recounts his time at NASA. (Courtesy NASA) |
November 26 | John Grotzinger Project Scientist Mars Science Laboratory | The aims of the MSL rover mission to Mars. (Courtesy NASA) |
December 17 | Barry Goldstein Project Manager Phoenix Mission | A summary of the Phoenix spacecraft's achievements on the polar terrain of Mars. (Courtesy JPL) |